B-787 From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 272 posts, RR: 1 Posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 5167 times:
Just saw a Qatar Airways A330 parked on the south complex next to the Sepulveda tunnel with portable flood lights focused on the aircraft. Could the lights be for security? Anyone know the reason for the visit?
Kaitak744 From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 2208 posts, RR: 3 Reply 1, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 5154 times:
Quoting B-787 (Thread starter): parked on the south complex next to the Sepulveda tunnel
Sounds like the place where VIP planes usually park. This sounds like a charter flight.
Terry From Qatar, joined Jul 2005, 37 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 5057 times:
The Qatar royal family / government has a number of A330/A340s in its fleet and they have the same colour scheme as the airline. You may have seen one of the VIP aircraft, not the 'airline' itself.
Laxintl From United States of America, joined exactly 13 years ago today! , 22063 posts, RR: 51 Reply 4, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 4842 times:
QR-Amiri flight is a pretty regular visitor at LAX.
Not unusual to have even multiple aircraft in town. During their last visit both an A319 and A330 were used.
From the desert to the sea, to all of Southern California
Juventus From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 2835 posts, RR: 2 Reply 5, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 4722 times:
Amazing, large Middle Eastern and African population in Southern Cal, yet Qatar, Emirates, Etihad are not flying to LAX. Must be the distance.
UAEflyer From United Arab Emirates, joined Nov 2006, 903 posts, RR: 1 Reply 6, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 4682 times:
Qatar Amiri Flights, should be one of the largest private fleet in the world, of-course after the bosses in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
PlaneHunter From Germany, joined Mar 2006, 6191 posts, RR: 79 Reply 7, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 4641 times:
Quoting UAEflyer (Reply 6): Qatar Amiri Flights, should be one of the largest private fleet in the world, of-course after the bosses in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Travelin man From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 3313 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 4518 times:
I actually see Middle Eastern VIP planes parked there quite often. Southern California seems to be a popular destination for the royal families (many of them have homes [mansions] here).
LXLucien From Switzerland, joined Mar 2005, 223 posts, RR: 4 Reply 9, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 5 days ago) and read 4469 times:
"His Highness Hamad" (the A345) was in LAX as well, this august... but now in Qatar it's warm, and not hot... so what is he doing in LAX? Normally they come to GVA, because it's near (5-6h) and has a lot of luxury shops
LXLucien
Quote "Syriana": "Beirut, it's like Paris in the Mid-East"
Nzrich From New Zealand, joined Dec 2005, 1488 posts, RR: 1 Reply 11, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 4252 times:
Quoting Emirates773ER (Reply 10): Why would anyone keep 8 planes in their fleet, each named after some prince or princess? I can never understand their mentality in spending money.
Yes but wouldnt it be nice to be able to afford a private jet for each member of the family ...
Well that makes a full on airline better fleet than a lot of airlines..
UAEflyer From United Arab Emirates, joined Nov 2006, 903 posts, RR: 1 Reply 12, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 4140 times:
lol that is lovely interpretation, but i believe it doesn't mean like that, maybe something else because they would do it HHK, because always after his highness the title sheikh comes it is more important that H.H also.
Quoting Emirates773ER (Reply 10): Why would anyone keep 8 planes in their fleet, each named after some prince or princess? I can never understand their mentality in spending money.
Most of the shiekhs are businessmen and they have deals all over the world and it is easier for them to register their aircraft under the government name which make it easier to travel and avoid the procedure of airports.
Qatar is booming now, and each minister should travel to do some marketing for his state, i can see that qatar amiri flight is the most active VIP fleet in the Middle East, check the search engine and you will see that it is very active and people upload it constantly.
Also all of the VIP aircrafts belong to QR, excluding the A7-HHH and A7-HHK, which means you pay if you want to fly.
PlaneHunter From Germany, joined Mar 2006, 6191 posts, RR: 79 Reply 13, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 4118 times:
Quoting UAEflyer (Reply 12): lol that is lovely interpretation, but i believe it doesn't mean like that, maybe something else because they would do it HHK, because always after his highness the title sheikh comes it is more important that H.H also.
The "interpretation" is based on a reliable aviation database. Can you offer alternative suggestions? It's more than obvious these regs weren't chosen randomly.
Quoting UAEflyer (Reply 12): Also all of the VIP aircrafts belong to QR, excluding the A7-HHH and A7-HHK, which means you pay if you want to fly.
UAEflyer From United Arab Emirates, joined Nov 2006, 903 posts, RR: 1 Reply 14, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 4109 times:
http://www.qatarairways.com/corp_fle...bus_A319CJ_Aircraft.html?linkdes_5
this is the A319CJ, i couldnt find a link for others, but i am sure that it is correct because when i met Mr. Albaker the CEO of QR in the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) he told me that we offer a private jets, i cant remmber how much he told me they take somewhere between $10,000 to $13,000 per hour.
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